Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell

Feb 07 2009

Current Issues

Published by Bruce Harrell

Page Index:
Seattle City Council – 2009 Major Issues:
Seattle City Council priorities, organized under three themes:
2008 Significant Council Actions:

Seattle City Council – 2009 Major Issues:

Committees of the Whole

  • SR 520
  • Viaduct/Waterfront
  • City Economic Recovery

Special Committee on Open Government

Culture, Civil Rights, Health, and Personnel; Labor Policy

  • Cultural District
  • Health Funding
  • Night Life Advisory Board
  • Arts Funding
  • Injury Prevention

Energy and Technology

  • City Light Strategic Plan Implementation
  • City Light Utility Cost Review and Priority Setting
  • City Light Human Resources Evaluation
  • City Light Energy Trading Capacity
  • City Light Rate Review
  • City Light Future Utility Technologies (Smart Grid, Plug-in Hybrids)
  • Citizen Engagement Portal Initiative

Environment, Emergency Management, and Utilities

  • Madison Valley Drainage Implementation
  • Zero Waste Implementation
  • Urban Forest Legislation
  • Climate Change Legislation
  • Resilient Community Program
  • Legislative Department Emergency Preparedness Plan Implementation
  • Work on Hunger/Nutrition Issues
  • Drainage/Sewer Rates

Finance and Budget

  • REET Reductions and Capital Planning
  • Improving Customer Service Initiative
  • Strategic Budgeting Initiatives (Program Budgeting)
  • Mid-year Budget Review
  • 2010 Budget Revisions
  • Citizen Engagement in Budget
  • Taxi Deadheading

Housing and Economic Development

  • Housing Levy Renewal Proposal
  • Employer Assisted Housing
  • Office of Economic Development Reorganization

Parks and Seattle Center

  • Parks for All Implementation
  • Key Arena
  • Seattle Center Plan Implementation
  • Aquarium Society Contract
  • MOHAI Contract

Planning, Land Use, and Neighborhoods

  • Industrial Zoning Follow-Up
  • Multi-Family Code
  • South Downtown Zoning Revisions
  • South Lake Union Zoning Revisions
  • Northgate Zoning Revisions
  • Dearborn Street Contract Rezone and Appeal Consideration
  • Neighborhood Plan Updates – South East and Roosevelt
  • Transit Oriented Development
  • Historic Preservation Incentives
  • Backyard Cottages
  • Public Financing of Campaigns

Public Safety, Human Services, and Education

  • Collaborative Work on Families and Education Levy and Other K-12 Public School Priorities
  • Revisions to Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
  • Implementation of Human Services Strategic Implementation Plan/Performance Reporting of Outcomes
  • Planning and Siting New City Jail
  • Assessment of Future City Jail Capacity Needs
  • Review Effectiveness and Efficiency of Municipal Court Operations
  • Monitor Fire Levy Implementation/Review Site Recommendations
  • Evaluate Crime Prevention Programs, Including GOTS, CURB, and Co-Stars
  • Review City Contracting Standards

Transportation

  • Alaskan Way Viaduct/ Waterfront Planning
  • Parking Policies
  • Pedestrian Master Plan
  • Major Transportation projects – Mercer Street Corridor and Spokane Street Viaduct
  • Regional Transportation Issues
  • Sound Transit 2 Implementation/ First Hill Streetcar
  • Streetcar Planning
  • Transit/Metro Long Range Transit Plan

Upcoming 2009 Council Actions:

Seattle City Council priorities, organized under three themes:

Foster safe, just and healthy communities for all

  • Implement a coordinated program to reduce youth violence and increase public safety for all Seattle residents.
  • Review and decide on a proposal for renewing the Housing Levy.
  • Make sure that initial neighborhood plan updates are effective and responsive to communities.
  • Partner with the Seattle School District to strengthen our public schools and ensure that all of our children achieve academic success.
  • Bring City and community organizations together to reduce hunger and malnutrition in Seattle.

Invest public resources fairly and effectively

  • Take major steps forward on the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the Central Waterfront Public Space Design.
  • Continue to put people first in any budget revisions, ensuring support for critical human services; make budget decisions through a process that is transparent and accessible to the people of Seattle.
  • Act to keep City Light an effective organization that uses well-designed and comprehensive strategies for capital projects, operations, and human resources.
  • Implement new transit opportunities to provide greater access to public transportation, including Sound Transit light rail to the University and Northgate, expanded bus service, and the First Hill streetcar.
  • Create new ways to make government more accessible and responsive to citizens, and create an online citizen engagement portal.
  • Manage a tightened budget by using our resources wisely and improving customer service.

Build a livable city for our future

  • Create a coordinated action strategy for Seattle’s economic recovery.
  • Implement the Parks for All Levy and ensure that open space and parks are available, accessible, and maintained throughout Seattle.
  • Support arts and cultural development through a Cultural Overlay District that provides incentives for creating and maintaining cultural facilities.
  • Revise zoning in key areas of the City where greater height and density will promote the public interest.

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